NEWS (2008)
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december 22nd, 2008
'tis the season! merry christmas everyone!!! i am home in michigan for the holidays. i will be doing some work on the website and updating a bunch of stuff. please forgive me for being so infrequent with everything. i have a new song i would like to share with you for christmas. please click HERE and download the song. my gift to you. enjoy! and have a happy new year :)
-luke.
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november 4th, 2008
hello friends. happy election day!
-luke.
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october 16th, 2008
hello! sorry i haven't been updating the website or myspace page lately. i'm just trying to get in the groove of the new school/work schedule and everything. well, i am about to put up 10 songs for FREE on a secret web page but i have to finish a few of them still, so i will let you know. should be no more than a couple weeks. also, i'm working on an epic christmas single that i'm going to send out later this holiday season. good things are on the way! stay tuned...
peace&love
-luke.
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august 19th, 2008
hey everyone. i'm currently at home in michigan hanging out with my family for a week. i'm recording a set of songs i wrote with graham and our friend brandon for this side project band called "Dearly Beloved" ... we'll be putting them up on a myspace page or something, so i'll let you know when it's finished. for now, come hang with lukedot at a summer party/show at matt justice's house. we'll be playing an acoustic set so please come hang out with us! view the details on the calender above. thanks.
peace&love
-luke.
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august 3rd, 2008
well, i've pretty much finished reworking the website. i still have to finish a few pages. but for the most part it's up and running, so PLEASE tell me if you are having trouble with any aspect of the site on your computer so that i can fine tune it and get it running smoothly for everyone. thanks. also, i just moved into a new house with john and graham, so i've been spending a lot of time just getting moved into the new place. once i get settled i'll be putting out a lot of new material very soon, so keep your eyes and ears open! if you're on the mailing list i'll let you know about new releases and other good stuff. if not, sign up! meanwhile, watch this inspiring video about hope and change in our generation:
http://www.dipdive.com/dip-politics/wato/
regardless of whether or not you share my political disposition, it is important that we all exercise our right to vote in this upcoming election. click here to register:
peace&love
-luke.
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july 19th, 2008
hello everyone. it's now mid summer and chicago is really super hot. i hate the heat! i like the sun i guess but i'd way rather be cold. anyways, i just wanted to let you know that i'm currently revamping the whole website to make it way cooler and a lot more user friendly (hopefully), but i don't really know what i'm doing so it could be a while. check back soon for cool new updates. i hope everyone's having a magical summer! take care.
peace&love
-luke.
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june 15th, 2008
hello friends. happy father's day to those millions of father's who will undoubtedly read this today! but seriously, dads RULE! speaking of dads, i wrote mine a little instrumental song as a gift for father's day, and i would like to share it with you. it's called, "for bob" ... the ending is super epic. enjoy!
peace&love
-luke.
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may 19th, 2008
hello again. just wanted to say thanks to everyone who came out to Genitti's yesterday, the show was a blast! also, if you picked up a free CD and found that it didn't work or had some problems, just go to the myspace page and download the songs for free!!! (www.myspace.com/lukedot) if there is a specific song you really want that i don't have available for download then just send me a message and i'll send it your way :) see you all soon.
peace&love
-luke.
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may 17th, 2008
hey everyone! well, we're over near detroit MI, hanging out with friends & family, and getting ready to play in plymouth tonight. i just found out that there's gonna be a magician at our show tonight doing sweet tricks in between the bands! haha. i'm so pumped... so far the tour has been amazing. thanks to everyone who came out to see us at mac's bar in lansing. we had a blast. i'll post a bunch of photos & videos as soon as i get back. well, take care, see you all soon.
peace&love
-luke.
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may 10th, 2008
finished a rough mix of a new song called "oh! the memories"... check it out: (also, it's available for download on myspace)
peace&love
-luke.
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april 8th, 2008
finished a rough mix of a new song called "for john"... it was a birthday present for my roommate/friend john who turned 23 on april 3rd. hope you enjoy!
peace&love
-luke.
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april 5th, 2008
well, spring is here! i'm in michigan visiting with family & friends for the weekend. i'm booking a tour for lukedot. we'll be on the road may 15th through the 26th. make sure you check out the shows page for dates. we'll be doing a few shows in northville with SHIROCK (my bro's band) from nashville. also, new t-shirts and other merchandise is on the way. finally, check back in the next few days for a new song called "for john"... until then, peace&love
-luke.
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march 17th, 2008
happy saint patrick's day! i'm in san diego visiting my sister. i'm working on some new recordings right now that should be done within a few weeks. sign up for the mailing list and i'll send you an update when they're finished. also, check the shows page for our latest tour dates. if you live in any of those towns make sure you come out and hang with us! okay, be safe. peace&love
-luke.
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february 9th, 2008
check out the new online journal. click HERE, or click the "journal" link on the left. peace&love,
-luke.
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february 4th, 2008
we are currently looking for new musicians who are interested in playing with us, or playing on some new recordings. contact me by phone or email (see contact page) if you are interested. thanks,
-luke.
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january 22nd, 2008
hello everyone. i'm in michigan currently, getting ready to head back to chicago. played a fun house show in nashville last saturday. right now i'm talking with an Emergenza Music Festival agent about playing at either the Double Door, the Elbo Room, or the Metro on Saturday, February 2nd, so check back soon for an update. also, i updated the music store. check it: HERE. peace&love.
-luke.
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january, 6th 2008
i can't believe it's 2008! dang. well, happy new year. i modified the mailing list so please sign-up if you haven't already. the sign up form is at the top right of this page. also... new song recorded called "tin man." check it out:
peace&love.
-luke.
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december 4th, 2007
i can't believe the year's almost over! what? okay guys, i'm no longer a teenager, so it's time to get serious. there's a show tomorrow (wed) at the HCC. be there. check the SHOWS page for details. new recordings coming very soon. get ready. for now, peace&love.
-luke.
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november 23rd, 2007
happy thanksgiving! i'll be playing a few shows over the next few months so be sure to check out the dates and see if you can make any of them. happy holidays! peace&love.
-luke.
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october 21st, 2007
hello to the 2 people that read this (mom, dad...) i am currently recording new songs that will be released on a split EP w/Late Nights, Graham Bechler's solo project. it will be out before christmas (hopefully) so check back for updates. the new songs will be available on this website, and ofcourse, at live performances. okay well, that's all for now. peace&love.
-luke.
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october 4th, 2007
added a new DEMO section to the music store page. check out rough mixes of new songs and demo versions of old ones. (click here)
-luke.
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september 21st, 2007
shows are starting to pick up. check the shows page for dates and locations. also, t-shirts and other new merchandise coming soon...
-luke.
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august 15th, 2007
i loaded a few videos onto YouTube. they're from the CD release show. not the most exciting thing ever, but it's atleast something. click the YouTube button at the bottom of this page to check it out.
-luke.
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august 15th, 2007
the songs from the new albums are now available to preview on the music page. you can listen to the full versions of all of the songs right on the page. also, i know the website has a few problems, and i am trying to sort them out. have patience with me, i have no idea what i'm doing... if anybody knows anything about webdesign and would like to help me out, i would greatly appreciate it. thanks.
-luke.
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august 1st, 2007
hello everyone. welcome to the new website. it is still under construction, but feel free to explore the pages that are up and running. the rest will be completed soon. peace&love.
-luke.
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july 21st, 2007
well, the new albums are finished. they were released last night at a small CD release show/party in my parents living room. t'was a nice setting for such an occasion! click the link below to listen to the songs, read about the songs, and/or buy the songs :)
peace&love.
-luke.
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